Queries. WE must request correspondents desiring information on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct. BYRON IN FICTION.-A. difficult portion of the task of compiling a bibliography of English works on Byron is the gathering together of works of fiction into which he is introducted as a character. The following is the list that I have made. It will be of great service to me if any reader of N. & Q.' will communicate to me either through its columns or direct-the title of any other novel in which he figures. [Viscountess Melbourne (Lady Caroline Lamb)]: 'Glenarvon,' 1816.-In this famous and littleread book Byron appears as Glenarvon, Lady Caroline as Calantha, and William Lamb as Avondale. The novel was reissued in 1865 under the title The Fatal Passion.' T. L. Peacock: Nightmare Abbey,' 1818.In chap. xi. Byron, as is well known, is satirized under the name of Mr. Cypress. John Harman Bedford: Wanderings of Childe Harold. A Romance of Real Life. Interspersed with Memoirs of the English Wife, the Foreign Mistress, and various other Celebrated Characters,' 1825.-This disreputable novel of some seven hundred pages follows Byron's life loosely and with gross injustice. "Mark Rutherford" (William Hale White) : 'The Revolution in Tanner's Lane,' 1887.Byron does not actually appear in this powerful if, perhaps, ill-constructed novel; but his influence so permeates the earlier portion as to justify the inclusion of the book in this list. F. F. Moore: 'He Loved but One,' 1905.This novel is based on the love-affair between appear under their own names; Lady Caroline Byron and Mary Chaworth; the characters Lamb figures largely. The book was republished in New York under the title Love Alone is Lord. Lafayette McLaws " (i.e., Emily Lafayette, according to the Catalogue of the Library of novel that synthesizes the Thyrza mystery, the Congress): Maid of Athens,' 1906.-A poor Maid of Athens episode, the separation from Lady Byron, Byron's melancholy, and the motive of his final expedition to Greece. Maurice Hewlett: 'Bendish : a Study in Prodigality,' 1913.-With his accustomed freedom in dealing with historical materials (and in this case with lack of convincingness), Mr. Hewlett has transferred the character of Lord Byron to the reign of William IV. See an article on Hewlett's Picture of Byron,' Current Opinion, January, 1914, p. 48. In addition to the above I may note the following vague reference, upon which some reader may be able to shed light : 'Byron painted by his Compeers,' 1869, p. 39, quotes from The Magic Lantern, Jan. 1, 1823, this sentence: "His [Sir George W's] wife was a blue stocking, and had penned a novel, in which Lord Byron was introduced as a repentant husband." To what does this refer? SAMUEL C. CHEW. The College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. THE GREAT CHARTER AND THE TABLE UPON WHICH IT WAS SIGNED.-The Tatler of Benjamin Disraeli: " Contarini Fleming,' 1832. -There are notable Byronic traits in the Oct. 10, 1917, contains the following statecharacter of the young Contarini. See Monypenny,' Life of Disraeli,' i. 182 f. 1835.-Lord Mary W. Shelley: 'Lodore,' Lodore, the father of the heroine, is modelled on Byron, the portrait being generous in its emphasis upon the pathos and romance of his character. Claire (Jane) Claremont protested to Mrs. Shelley against this embellishment of "the merest compound of vanity, folly, and every miserable weakness that ever met together in one human being.' See Mrs. Julian Marshall's 'M.W Shelley,' ii 265. Benjamin Disraeli: 'Venetia; or, The Poet's Daughter,' 1837.-This is the classic instance of the portrayal of Byron in fiction; he appears as Lord Cadurcis. Shelley is depicted as Mr. Herbert. See Richard Garnett, Shelley and Beaconsfield,' Shelley Society Papers, 1887 ment: Miss Scott owns the historic Magna Charta Island near Staines....The engraved stonetopped table on which King John signed the Great Charter stands in the Hall." Is there any authority to prove that this table is the one used? I have never before heard of such a table existing, and, being an incredulous person, wish to be satisfied. Doubts are cast on many historical statements, even on John being able to sign his name. If it is the original table, why is it not the property of the nation and housed in the British Museum ? HERBERT SOUTHAM. (reprinted in Essays of an Ex-Librarian,' WILLIAM III.'S SPURS.-Can any of your 1901); Edinburgh Review, October, 1837; Monypenny, Disraeli,' i. 360 f.; the Countess Guic-readers help me to trace the present wherecioli's Reflections upon Mr. Disraeli's Novel abouts of the spurs worn by King William III. "Venetia," in her Recollections of Lord at the battle of the Boyne? They were Byron,' ii. 433 f.; H. B. Hamilton, Portrayal given by Earl Harcourt in 1777 to Horace of the Life and Character of Lord Byron in.... "Venetia," Leipzig, 1884; Gustav Hahn, Lord Walpole, and sold at the Strawberry Hill Beaconsfield's Roman "Venetia": ein Denkmal sale in 1842 for 137. 2s. 6d. to Thomas of Byrons und Shelleys,' Dresden, 1898. 2 Bond Street. 6 H. (2). WOMEN AS JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.1. We are told in Mrs. Stopes's book British Freewomen' that "the wise and renowned Lady Margaret, Countess of Richmond, was made Justice of the Peace in the reign of Henry VII., and that the Lady of Berkeley under Queen Mary held the same office.' Is there any authority for this statement? It is said in Callis on Sewers,' p. 52, that Lady Margaret was I put in Commission ; but this writer does not say she was put on the Commission of the Peace. 66 2. In Olive v. Ingram, 7 Modern Reports,' p. 267, the advocate for the women says that in The Mirror of Justices' a woman is said to have been a Justice of the Peace, Can any one kindly give me the reference to the passage in The Mirror,' stating the edition ? The Mirror' says in one place that women cannot be judges. 3. Is there any case of a woman being, in England, a Justice of the Peace ? J.P. Edward, Dec. 23, 1724; Jane, April 28, 1726; Matthew, Feb. 24, 1727/8; no doubt all written in at one time. The book has further inscribed in it the name of "Mary Wigginton, Hemington," and various Whitehead entries. It occurs to me that the above particulars may be of use to some one interested in families of the name of Allen, and I shall be glad to know if there was any connexion between these three families. The Whiteheads and Wiggintons lived in Northants, Allens probably in Lincolnshire. Please reply to me direct. B. WHITEHEAD. 2 Brick Court, Temple, E.C.4. PICTURE FRAMES.-There seems to be very little literature on this important known to me, namely, Le Cornici Italiane subject; indeed, there is only one book dalla meta del secolo XV° allo scorcio del Perhaps, however, some readers of N. & Q.' may know of other works on the subject-books, pamphlets, articles, or essays. I should also be pleased to have references to frames and framers by eminent artists, architects, and archæologists; and the names and dates of any famous framers, particularly those born, or who have worked, in the United Kingdom. Please reply direct. JOHN LANE. secolo XV1o,' by M. Guggenheim, published in Milan by Ulrico Hoepli in 1897; and of course the suggestive Appendix IV. in the ANTHONY TODD, SECRETARY OF THE Report of the Committee of the Trustees of G.P.O.-Can any of your readers throw the National Gallery, contributed by Mr. light on the parentage and collateral rela-R. H. Benson. tives of Anthony Todd, Secretary of the General Post Office from 1762 to 1798 (with a short break)? His only child, Eleanor, married James, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, and their daughter Lady Eleanor Maitland married Mr. Balfour of Whittingehame, and was the maternal grandmother of the present Foreign Secretary. There is a portrait of Anthony Todd (after a painting by Romney) amongst the collection of engravings at the British Museum, but I can find no reference to him anywhere except in Joyce's History of the G.P.O.' and in an obituary notice in The Gentleman's Magazine for 1798. My great-grandfather Thomas Todd, his cousin, served under him in the General Post Office, and I am anxious to establish his exact degree of relationship, and to gain further knowledge of his family. I shall be grateful to any one who can give me information. CYRIL M. B. WALTON. Haslemere, Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth. ALLEN, WIGGINTON, AND WHITEHEAD FAMILIES.-One of the most curious statements I ever came across is contained in an old Bible (dated 1739) which belonged to my great-grandfather Wm. Whitehead: Edward Allen was born 26 Feb., 1748/9; he bought this book in 1741 [sic]." The Bible also contains dates of the births of the following Allens, all no doubt one family: George, Sept. 25, 1721; Elizabeth, Nov. 19, 1722; Susanah, Nov. 5, 1723; The Bodley Head, Vigo Street, W.1. THE CHURCH AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.-At what period in the history of the nation did the Church receive power to give licences to the medical profession to practise the art of medicine and surgery? One finds many seventeenth and eighteenthcentury records, but how much earlier, and how much later, were they recognized? What Acts of Parliament relate to this subject, and what are the chief authorities one should consult for information on these points? J. CLARE HUDSON. Thornton, Horncastle. TAX ON ARMORIAL BEARINGS.-I have read somewhere that Lord Beaconsfield, when engaged in proposing some modifica tions of taxation, is reported to have said, All Europe will laugh at us if we support the British Constitution on footmen's hairpowder," and so the tax on hairpowder disappeared. Does not the tax on armorial bearings belong to the same category as to origin? I cannot find any reference in encyclopædias or elsewhere as to when this tax originated. The operation of this tax is certainly very disastrous from an antiquarian point of view. I have recently heard of several cases of persons possessing armorial bearings on their old furniture, plate, &c., going to the trouble of having them erased on account of this tax, or the fear of being prosecuted for its non-payment. G. J., F.S.A. SANIGAR SURNAME.-Can any of your readers tell me the derivation and meaning of this very uncommon name, and if there are any other people in the country who bear it? The only families in Bristol answering to it are all branches of our own. I did once, however, hear a rumour of PICKWICK: ORIGIN OF THE NAME.-Mr. some one in the vicinity of Cheltenham (a farmer, I believe) who was said to be known Justice Darling, in summing up in Seymour by it. Among ourselves it has been ". Heinemann on Nov 23, 1917, is reported Dickens got the name Pickvariously spelt (through ignorance) Sinegar, to have said: Senigar, but I think there can be no doubt wick from the name of the proprietor of a that the correct method is Sanigar. line of coaches running between London and WM. SANIGAR. Bath." 205 Avon Vale Road, Barton Hill, Bristol. 'MODERN SOCIETY': " KEIRKENNY."-I should be glad to know the identity of a contributor to Modern Society (now no more) of numerous notes and anecdotes relating to the peerage and the aristocracy generally, some twenty years ago, under the pseudonym "Keirkenny.' His style of writing was very similar to that of the late G. E. Cokayne). CURIOUS. WILLIBALD.-In the light of recent criticism it would appear to be desirable to reconsider one's views about Willibald, the biographer of St. Boniface. Would some correspondent be so kind as to say whether the following statement represents correctly the latest opinions? There would seem to have been two persons named But is this actually the case? There is a Wiltshire village bearing this name about 10 miles from Bath, on the old coaching road. All readers of Pickwick' must agree that Dickens's description of Bath must have been written from personal knowledge. Might not, therefore, the somewhat quaint name of a spot where probably his coach changed horses have attracted his attention, and suggested a name for his great character? Is this view at all held elsewhere? T. E. R. SPENSER AND THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR.'-I shall feel very grateful to anybody who can throw light upon a problem connected with The Shepheardes Calender (1579). "Colin's Emblem," at the end of the December Eclogue, is left blank. It was not until 1715 that any emblem appeared, when Hughes gives Vivitur ingenio cætera mortis erunt. 66 66 This may be construed: One lives in one's The question is, were the words given by Hughes for "Colin's Emblem" borrowed from Peacham's book, or is there an older source? St. Maternus died on the way, and the others ST. GEORGE: Two INCIDENTS, IN HIS LIFE.-I should be very grateful if any of your readers could give me the authorities for the two following incidents in the life of St. George, viz., 1, his restoration to life at the hands of the Blessed Virgin; 2, his arming by the Virgin and angels. These two scenes occur in ancient glass at St. Neots, Cornwall, and also in the English fifteenth-century alabaster reredos at La Celle, France. In 1849 an English alabaster panel of St. George and the Dragon was exhibited in Liverpool, before the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, by the late Řev. J. J. Moss. This has unfortunately been lost sight of; it would be of much interest if its present whereabouts could be discovered. PHILIP NELSON, Colin is said to shadow the author of the Calender' (published without an author's name until 1611, when it was included among Spenser's works). But Colin cannot possibly be Edmund Spenser, so it does not seem improbable that in the omission of the December emblem in 1579, and in the particular words inserted by Hughes, there is a clue to the real author of the poem. ANTHONY ARMS AND ANCESTRY.-Burke's R. L. EAGLE. 19 Burghill Road, Sydenham, S.E.26. General Armory' gives very briefly the arms of Anthony of Suffolk." How is BURTON AND YOUNGS FAMILIES IN NOR- the leopard displayed? It is an awkward FOLK.-Henry Burton of Wreningham charge to display artistically between two married in 1765 Elizabeth Youngs at Ash-flaunches. Where in Suffolk was the family wellthorpe both were buried at Langley. formerly located? Any information will be Can any of your readers supply me with gladly received. : the maiden names of their mothers, and tell me where they were born? Neither of the parish registers gives any help. Linton, Cambs. M. T. DAVENEY. MARY CHRISTIAN alias WILLSON, 1750.She died at Ratcliffe. Had a son Andrew Hearsey Willson, and brother Theophilus Hearsey-witness Andrew Hearsey (brother?). Any clues to her two husbands and ancestors and descendants will oblige. I believe that twenty-two girls have been named after Hearseys and Christians; vide Baird, Elliott, &c. A. C. H. THE POPE'S CROSIER.-The Pope is said never to carry a crosier unless he enters the diocese of Trèves a statement for which the authority of St. Thomas Aquinas is claimed. Can any student of the Angelic Doctor verify this statement ? The reason that I have seen given is that when St. Peter sent SS. Eucharius, Valerius, and Maternus from Rome to that city, 6 LLEWELYN LLOYD, M.A. The Yew Trees, Kirby, Essex. ANGLICAN CLERGYMEN.-I should be glad of some biographical details of the careers of the following clergymen : Wilson Bewicke, D.D., Rector of Ross and Bodenham. Charles Cooper, D.D., R. of Kirkby Overblow, Yorks. John Dade, V. of Stillington, Yorks. Francis Lhirondell, R. of Skirmur, Essex (1770). Richard Marsh, B.A. Cantab., beneficed in Essex (1750). Gilbert Nelson, R. of Okeley Magna, Norfolk (1748). John Orde, M.A., R. of Wensley, Cork. John Peareth, V. of Aldworth, Berks (1720). Thomas Slack, R. of Skirmur, Essex (1770). Robert Swinburn, V. of Findon, Sussex (1748). Please reply direct. Consett, co. Durham. J. W. FAWCETT. ROBERT VILLIERS c. 1640.--In the list of 66 YEAMANS.-Can any of your corre History spondents help me to identify Edward Robert Yeamans, who was admitted to Westminster School in 1724, aged 9, and John What relation was he to Sir John Villiers Yeamans, admitted to the same school in (afterwards Lord Purbeck, brother of Buck-1722, aged 9? The latter may have been ingham), who married the younger daughter Sir John Yeamans, the fifth baronet of that of Sir Edward Coke by his second wife, name, who matriculated at Oxford from Lady (Elizabeth) Hatton, widow of Sir Queen's College in 1738, aged 18. The William Hatton, and daughter of Thomas information in Burke's' Extinct Baronetcies' Cecil, 2nd Lord Burleigh? and G. E. C.'s 'Baronetage' concerning this baronetcy is meagre. G. F. R. B. Robert Villiers of London "had interest in the manor of Fakenham." Lady Elizabeth Hatton purchased that manor from the Crown, but was swindled out of it by her husband, Coke. It was restored to her after Coke's death by the King's order in Council in 1638. In 1647 Mr. James Calthorpe became owner of the manor, and it is supposed he bought it from a "Mr. Villiers," possibly Mr. Robert Villiers. FAKENHAM. ST. CLEMENT AS PATRON SAINT.-I saw in a book the other day that St. Clement was the patron of merchants and traders. Is there any authority for this statement St. Giles, St. Clement, and others are supposed to protect smiths, but I want to know of a connexion between St. Clement and traders. W. A. HIRST. THE STEELYARD IN THAMES STREET.— Does any one know the exact date of the building of the Steelyard in Thames Street? Its later history is well known, but I cannot find particulars about the origin of the earliest building. W. A. HIRST. PARISH REGISTERS PRINTED.-Is there any up-to-date list of the parish registers which have been printed? In particular, have the registers of Stepney, Twickenham, and Workington been printed yet? A. M. B. IRWIN, Kt. 49 Ailesbury Road, Dublin. [The best lists of printed parish registers are Matthews's 'Contemporary Index to Printed Parish (and Non-Parochial) Registers,' 1909, issued to subscribers; and 'Catalogue of Phillimore's Parish Register Series, 1913' (price 6d., 120 Chancery Lane, 1568-1719, have been printed in 3 vols. by Mr. W.C.2). The Marriages of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Colyer-Fergusson; of Twickenham, 1538-1812, in vol. iii. of Phillimore's Middlesex Series; and of Workington. 1670-1837, in Phillimore's Cumberland Series, vol. i.] WALDER MARTEN.-Somewhere in a West Sussex village churchyard is the gravestone of Walder Marten. Copy of inscription is required by Stuart House, Ely, Cambs. A. E. MARTEN. "HEUEWERC."-Can any of your readers say what is the meaning of this word? It occurs in a twelfth-century account of rent paid on Lammas day, i.e., ad gulam Augusti, the 1st of August. R. A. POTTS. BOREMAN'S DESCRIPTION OF A GREAT VARIETY OF ANIMALS AND VEGETABLES.'What is the date of this work, and where can a copy be seen? It is referred to in Brand's Popular Antiquities.' E. E. SQUIRES. REV. JOHN DAVIES, D.D., CANON OF DURHAM.-Could any reader give me information about this versatile clergyman ? His 'Pursuits of Literature and Philosophy DUTCH LITERATURE.-Is there in English, considered as subservient to Morality French, or Dutch a useful book on Dutch and Religion' (J. W. Parker, 1841) has for and Flemish literature, including folk-songs? years been a favourite of mine. His name Does a good anthology of Dutch and Flemish sounds so Welsh that I am anxious to know whether we can claim him among our "eminent Welshmen," whereof so many different lists have been compiled in late years. He became Rector of Gateshead in 1840, and he was still there in 1860, but his name has disappeared from Crockford' by lyrics exist? Have any lyrists of undeniably great genius written in Dutch and Flemish, especially during the last halfcentury? Finally, is there a good collection of Dutch and Flemish proverbs? A collection of the best lyrics of Holland Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, accompanied by a line-for-line prose translation, is a thing to be desired. G. W. |